Man who abducted girl, shot parents, moved to New Mexico
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and killed her parents in northern Wisconsin has been moved to a prison in New Mexico. Press-Gazette Media reports the…
GOP sends Evers letter complaining about prison raises
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans with prisons in their districts are complaining about Democratic Gov. Tony Evers decision to grant temporary raises at only six institutions. Nineteen Republicans sent…
Audit: Prison overtime hours jump 50 percent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows overtime hours in the state prison system climbed by more than 50 percent as turnover and vacancy rates rose. State auditors released…
Kaul scraps Department of Justice nondisclosure agreements
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won’t require state Justice Department employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, scrapping a practice that his Republican predecessor began going into the…
Escaped Wisconsin convict captured in Missouri
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have captured an escaped Wisconsin convict in Missouri. Anthony Stephenson escaped from a vehicle while he was being transported through Milwaukee’s north side on April…
Wisconsin Assembly approves juvenile prison overhaul
By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly passed a sweeping bipartisan overhaul of Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system Wednesday, approving a bill that…
3 more Wisconsin juvenile prison workers hurt in assaults
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three Wisconsin juvenile prison workers were hurt in two separate attacks by inmates during the weekend, the latest in a string…
“I fear for my life”– Juvenile prison employees describe chaotic environment
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Workers at troubled youth prisons in northern Wisconsin told a state senator that conditions there are chaotic and they are afraid…
Court docs: Mosinee woman accused of 7th OWI was on supervision
WAUSAU — A 36-year-old Mosinee woman accused of her 7th OWI in 13 years was on extended supervision — Wisconsin’s version of parole — when she was arrested, court documents…
Report: Youth guards pepper sprayed 51 inmates in first half of 2017
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows guards at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison used pepper spray on more than 50 inmates during the first half of 2017. Attorneys for…
Two guards killed; manhunt on for 2 escaped inmates
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — Two inmates are on the loose in Georgia after killing two prison guards during a bus transport Tuesday morning. Authorities are identifying the inmates as Donnie…
Police: Sex offender to be released in Wausau
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A 26-year-old man convicted in 2010 of sexually assaulting a child has reached the end of his sentence and will be released June 6 in…
Wisconsin Corrections Department closes internal unit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is closing an internal affairs unit whose investigation into employee misconduct at the state’s youth prison prompted ongoing federal investigation into…
Probe open in inmate’s dehydration death
By Tom James (Reuters) – Prosecutors have begun investigating the 2016 death of a mentally ill man who died of dehydration in a Milwaukee-area jail run by conservative Sheriff David…
